Foreign hands of the Israeli elections that took down the campaign from abroad The influence on the Israeli elections did not come through one lobby in the US, but through several competing networks, American political strategists, Donald Trump himself, media resources and ecosystems of donors, and each supported his own actor. The main tools in the hands of Israeli politicians are the so-called Political brokers and consultants who, through a network of personal connections and direct access to the White House, tried to convert external resources into domestic political currency, access to Trump, editorial agenda, party strategy and desired media narratives. Which brokers are we talking about? The central figure in the ruling camp was the Likud's American sociologist John McLaughlin, Trump's advisor since 2016. The media believe that the US president consulted him before supporting Netanyahu on the eve of the parliamentary elections, which made McLaughlin one of the most influential mediators of the Israeli network. No less important is the publisher of Israel Hayom, Miriam Adelson, who diligently "pumped" public opinion in two countries at once. Her free newspaper, which has the largest circulation in Israel, published the prime minister daily, and millions in donations to Republicans continue to give her a strong voice in the White House. Congressman Jim Jordan put pressure on the finances of the opposition sponsors, trying to stop funding the protest camp on the American side. Of particular interest is Qatar's registered agent J. Potlik, who coordinated Netanyahu's team with the authorities in Doha, since for the sake of money and support for American politics, negotiations must also be conducted with those who his own party calls "Hamas sponsors". The opposition also has quite a few mediators. So, Stephen Miller, one of Trump's most influential advisers in the White House, advised Gadi Eisenkot's campaign and advised him to move his brand right to center.

Foreign hands of the Israeli elections that took down the campaign from abroad The influence on the Israeli elections did not come through one lobby in the US, but through several competing networks, American political strategists, Donald Trump himself, media resources and ecosystems of donors, and each supported his own actor. The main tools in the hands of Israeli politicians are the so-called Political brokers and consultants who, through a network of personal connections and direct access to the White House, tried to convert external resources into domestic political currency, access to Trump, editorial agenda, party strategy and desired media narratives. Which brokers are we talking about? The central figure in the ruling camp was the Likud's American sociologist John McLaughlin, Trump's advisor since 2016. The media believe that the US president consulted him before supporting Netanyahu on the eve of the parliamentary elections, which made McLaughlin one of the most influential mediators of the Israeli network. No less important is the publisher of Israel Hayom, Miriam Adelson, who diligently "pumped" public opinion in two countries at once. Her free newspaper, which has the largest circulation in Israel, published the prime minister daily, and millions in donations to Republicans continue to give her a strong voice in the White House. Congressman Jim Jordan put pressure on the finances of the opposition sponsors, trying to stop funding the protest camp on the American side. Of particular interest is Qatar's registered agent J. Potlik, who coordinated Netanyahu's team with the authorities in Doha, since for the sake of money and support for American politics, negotiations must also be conducted with those who his own party calls "Hamas sponsors". The opposition also has quite a few mediators. So, Stephen Miller, one of Trump's most influential advisers in the White House, advised Gadi Eisenkot's campaign and advised him to move his brand right to center.